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Jeopardy - Season 43 - Episode 47: Cory Aiello, James Denison, Heidi Schmechel
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00:01From the Alex Rebeck stage at Sony Pictures Studios, this is Jeopardy!
00:13Introducing today's contestants.
00:16A veterinarian, originally from Brumson, New Jersey, Heidi Schmeckle.
00:21A college professor and museum curator, originally from Alexandria, Virginia, James Dennison.
00:28And our returning champion, a development officer from Indianapolis, Indiana, Corey Aiello,
00:36whose one-day cash winnings totals $17,930.
00:44And now, here is the host of Jeopardy! Ken Jennings.
00:51Thank you, Johnny. Welcome back to Jeopardy!
00:53It was a game of redemption yesterday for the Aiello family, as Corey Aiello here was able to do something
00:59his identical twin brother Todd could not do 16 years ago to the very day.
01:04Win a game of Jeopardy!
01:06Corey won in an impressive runaway, and today he's back, hoping that run of good fortune continues against James and
01:11Heidi.
01:12Good luck, you three.
01:13Let's start finding out who will head into the weekend of Jeopardy! champion as we reveal our categories in the
01:18first round.
01:19First, we are boasting a coast, then some Brit bits, followed by Vegas casino names, sports idioms.
01:28You'll name the sport that's the original source for each one.
01:31Then, be very quiet.
01:33I'm hunting outfits.
01:36Corey?
01:37Sports idioms for $600?
01:39Call an audible.
01:40Corey?
01:41What is football?
01:42Yes.
01:43Sports idioms for $800?
01:45Knock for six, to shock or upset.
01:47Corey?
01:48What is boxing?
01:49No.
01:50James?
01:51What is cricket?
01:52It is cricket, very nice.
01:53Uh, idioms, $1,000?
01:55Making the cut.
01:57James?
01:57What is golf?
01:58Good for $1,000.
01:59Coast for $800?
02:01Bounded to the north by Mali, this French-named nation is perfect for the category.
02:06Corey?
02:07What is Mauritania?
02:08No.
02:09Heidi?
02:10What is the Ivory Coast?
02:11Yes, CĂ´te d'Ivoire.
02:12Boasting a coast, $600?
02:14Directly north of Costa Rica, this country boasts coasts on the Caribbean and the Pacific,
02:19as well as Lago Cossibolca.
02:21Corey?
02:22What is Nicaragua?
02:23That's right.
02:24Sports idioms for $400?
02:26Buzzer beater.
02:27James?
02:28What is basketball?
02:28Yeah.
02:29Coast, $1,000.
02:31This country, with two names in English, has coastline on the Gulf of Martaban, an arm of
02:36the Andaman Sea.
02:40What is Myanmar or Burma?
02:42James?
02:43Brit Bits, $800.
02:44Answer.
02:45A daily double for you.
02:49You have an early lead, James.
02:51$2,200 to play with here.
02:52Like a lot of people, I've wanted to say this my whole life.
02:55True daily double, please.
02:55Okay.
02:56You got to say it.
02:57Let's see if it pays off for you.
02:59Going for $4,400 in Brit Bits.
03:01According to the British Monarchy's website, in 1810, this royal became permanently deranged.
03:07Who is George III?
03:09That's the right king, yes.
03:10You double up for $4,400.
03:14Brit Bits for $1,000.
03:16This county at England's southwest tip has its own Celtic language.
03:20James?
03:21What is Cornwall?
03:22Another $1,000 for you.
03:23Vegas, $1,000.
03:25Letting the chips fall where they may, this animal goes unipedal for several hours at a time.
03:31Heidi?
03:32What is the flamingo?
03:32Yes, that's the casino.
03:34Vegas casino names $800, please.
03:36Synonyms for this word include cultured and urbane.
03:40And that reminds me, who needs a drink at the table?
03:45What is Cosmopolitan?
03:47Heidi?
03:48Vegas casino names $600.
03:50You can bet Puccini's O Mio Babino Caro is a notable one, sometimes done as an encore.
03:55Heidi?
03:56What is the aria?
03:57Yes.
03:58Vegas casino names $400.
04:00Naming this proper adjective for natives like Marco Polo and Casanova makes you a winner-winner.
04:05Heidi?
04:06What is the Venetian?
04:07Yes.
04:08Brit Bits 600.
04:09The Braemar Gathering is one of the most well-attended of these athletic, music, and dance competitions held in Scotland.
04:16Heidi?
04:16What are the Highland Games?
04:17That's correct.
04:18Brit Bits 400.
04:20Completed in 1993, and with 23 and a half miles underwater, it links England and France.
04:26James?
04:26What's the channel?
04:27That is correct.
04:28You preserve your lead at the break.
04:29You three can take a load off while we pause for these messages.
04:40Heidi Schmeichel here on The End is originally from Rumson, New Jersey.
04:43You're a veterinarian, and as might be expected, an animal lover.
04:46You're a pet owner, right?
04:48I am.
04:48My first dog as a grown-up, I named in honor of my friend, who told interviewers that if she
04:53was a sloth, if she was an animal, she would be a sloth.
04:55Your dog was named Sloth?
04:56So I named my dog Sloth.
04:57Nice.
04:58And the thing about animals is we like having a theme, right?
05:01So I started naming the rest of my animals that I got from then on after the deadly sins.
05:06So we had gluttony and avarice and pride and wrath, and the big problem is they've all lived up to
05:11their names.
05:12Really?
05:12All the dogs did practice their namesake sins?
05:15That's great.
05:16James Dennison is originally from Alexandria, Virginia, a college professor and a museum curator.
05:22Tell me about that.
05:22What's your museum?
05:23Yeah.
05:23So I'm an art historian and kind of in the world of art history, I'm unusual in having two positions.
05:29I'm a fellowship right now where I teach at a liberal arts college and also work at an art museum
05:34in Kalamazoo, where I live now.
05:36And so I'm sort of going back and forth between those two, but also trying to make more connections.
05:41So bringing more students to the museum that have been there in the past and integrating those two things.
05:45I think the students like seeing some things in person, in the flesh.
05:49We need to keep people in our art museums.
05:51That's a great idea.
05:51Our returning champion is Corey Aiello from Indianapolis, a development officer.
05:56We heard about your twin brother, another Jeopardy! player.
05:59What about your wife?
06:00How'd you meet?
06:00Well, we met at a theater called the Bloomington Playwrights Project in Bloomington, Indiana.
06:05And we were both part of a scene festival.
06:08I was an actor and she was a writer.
06:09And I was already in another scene, but they needed somebody to play a bartender in a scene about a
06:15drunk and depressed Santa Claus who wants to quit his job.
06:18And that was written by my wife.
06:21Ah!
06:21She wrote your debut as a fake bartender and sparks flew.
06:25Yes, sparks flew all over the place.
06:27Are drunk Santas still a very romantic subject for you guys?
06:30Yeah, we, every year.
06:32Every year.
06:33We, uh, yeah, it's, it's, it's a strange household, but we make it work.
06:38James, you have the lead ad control of the board.
06:40What category will it be?
06:41How much money?
06:42Uh, coast for 400.
06:43The coastline of this principality on the Med is a mere 2.5 miles, but it's rich in a lot
06:49of other ways.
06:49James?
06:50What is Monaco?
06:51Yes.
06:52Finnish coast for 200.
06:53Follow your nose to Nusikumba and have a fun-filled visit at the Black Lemur Sanctuary in this nation with
06:59100% coast.
07:01Heidi?
07:01What is Madagascar?
07:02Right.
07:03Be very quiet, please, for 200.
07:05This four-letter word comes before down in an order to stifle rowdiness.
07:09A Taylor Swift song title says you need to do it.
07:12James?
07:13What is calm?
07:13You need to calm down.
07:15Sports, 200.
07:16Down for the count.
07:17Corey?
07:18What is boxing?
07:19Now it's boxing.
07:20Be very quiet for 400.
07:22You can be as poor as one of these worship house rodents or as quiet as one.
07:26Your choice.
07:27Corey?
07:28What is a church mouse?
07:29Yes.
07:29Be very quiet, 600.
07:31Part of the name of the 1980 Winter Olympic site, it means quiet or peaceful.
07:36Heidi?
07:37What is, like, placid?
07:38Yes, placid is right.
07:40Be very quiet for 800.
07:42Quality of a table procured at a restaurant for a later date or restrained verbally in general.
07:51Two definitions for reserved.
07:53Corey got there too late.
07:54Back to Heidi.
07:55Be very quiet, 1,000.
07:57Shh.
07:57I need you to talk quietly.
07:59This two-word Italian term.
08:01James?
08:02What is sotto voce?
08:03Right, for 1,000.
08:04Vegas for 200.
08:06Arthur hit the jackpot with this weapon that in one film granted power, cause some watery tart threw a sword
08:11at you.
08:12James?
08:13What's the sword in the stone?
08:14No.
08:15Corey?
08:15What is Excalibur?
08:16That's the right sword.
08:17I'm hunting outfits for 600.
08:19For my flower power party, I'm buying round sunglasses, a tie-dye shirt, and some of these trousers with curved
08:25hems, also known as flares.
08:27Heidi?
08:28What are bell bottoms?
08:29I'm buying bell bottoms, right.
08:31I'm hunting outfits, 800.
08:32Looking to complete my athleisure fit with trendy shoes from this four-letter company, named after a Maori word for
08:38to fly.
08:39James?
08:40What is Hoka?
08:41Correct.
08:42Britbits, 200.
08:43The Bodleian Library, one of the oldest in Great Britain, is located at this university.
08:48Corey?
08:48What is Oxford?
08:49Right.
08:50I'm hunting outfits for 400.
08:52Gonna sing Badlands during karaoke tonight, so I'm on the hunt for this alliterative denim coat to look like the
08:57boss.
08:58James?
08:59What's a jean jacket?
09:00Yes.
09:01Outfits, 1,000.
09:02I'm looking for a flat cap with a marsupial logo from this company.
09:06It's big in rap fandom.
09:08Corey?
09:08With Bill Bong?
09:09No.
09:10James or Heidi?
09:13I'm looking for my Kangol.
09:15One more clue and I'm hunting outfits.
09:17My neighborhood thrift store has a large collection of Hawaiian shirts, also known by this familiar Hawaiian word.
09:23Corey?
09:23What's aloha?
09:24They are aloha shirts, yes.
09:26You almost got back to the positive, Corey, but instead you'll get to do it in double jeopardy, because that
09:30round is coming up right after this.
09:41Games played very well in the Jeopardy round, but anything can happen in double jeopardy.
09:45Corey, you'll be selecting first from these categories.
09:47You could choose secret meetings or character assassination.
09:52Here you need to name the author who's killing off each character.
09:54We also have on-the-go, ten-letter words, earth science, or directors.
10:03Corey, what'll it be?
10:04Let's go directors for 2,000.
10:06This Spaniard has directed the films All About My Mother and Parallel Mothers.
10:11Notice a trend.
10:12Corey?
10:12Who's Almodovar?
10:14Yes, Pedro Almodovar.
10:15Directors for 1,600.
10:17She worked in publicity and public relations before directing such films as Selma and Origin.
10:22Heidi?
10:23Who is Ava DuVernay?
10:24Right.
10:25Directors, 1,200.
10:26The answer there is a daily double for you, Heidi.
10:31And a chance to move into the lead.
10:33Only $2,000 separate you and James now.
10:363,000.
10:37All right, that will put you on top by 1,000, if you're correct, in directors.
10:41Directors, Oscar-nominated for directing, she made her first on-screen appearance as an infant in The Godfather.
10:47Who is Sofia Coppola?
10:48Correct.
10:49You're in the lead by 1,000.
10:54Directors, 800.
10:56On finally winning his first Oscar in 2007 for The Departed, he jokingly asked,
11:01Could you double-check the envelope?
11:03Corey?
11:03Who is Scorsese?
11:04Right.
11:05Directors for four.
11:06Finish it off with, on the passing of this director, Kyle MacLachlan said,
11:10While the world has lost a remarkable artist, I've lost a dear friend.
11:14James?
11:15Who is Herzog?
11:15No.
11:16Corey?
11:17Who is Lynch?
11:17The great David Lynch, yes.
11:19On the go for 1,200.
11:22Dart, first state, provides public transportation services throughout this state.
11:26Heidi?
11:27What is Delaware?
11:28Yeah, the first state.
11:29Character assassination, 1,200.
11:31Paul Boeimer fell in October, 1918, on a day that was so quiet and still on the whole front.
11:37James?
11:38Who is Eric Maria Remarque?
11:39Right.
11:40All quiet on the Western Front.
11:41Assassination, 1,600.
11:43The gardener saw Wilson's body a little way off in the grass, and the Holocaust was complete.
11:51That's from The Great Gatsby.
11:52Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
11:54Back to you, James.
11:55Assassination, 2,000.
11:56After Kid Sampson's legs, he would think of pitiful, whimpering Snowden freezing to death
12:01in the rear section of the plane.
12:03Corey?
12:04Who is Heller?
12:04Joseph Heller, catch 22.
12:06Character assassination for 800.
12:09Simon's End.
12:10The beast lay still a few yards from the sea.
12:12The boys rushed screaming into the darkness.
12:15Corey?
12:15Who is Golding?
12:16Lord of the Flies, you got it.
12:17Character assassination for four.
12:19Mr. Finch, Mr. Tate said stolidly, Bob Ewell fell on his knife.
12:24He killed himself.
12:25Corey?
12:26Who is Harper Lee?
12:27To kill a mockingbird, right.
12:28Secret meetings for 800.
12:30For papal conclaves, blacked-out windows ensure privacy in this building, where electors vote,
12:35burn ballots, and swear an oath of secrecy.
12:38James?
12:39What's the College of Cardinals?
12:40No.
12:41Corey?
12:42What's St. Peter's Basilica?
12:43Also incorrect.
12:45Heidi?
12:47The conclaves are in the Sistine Chapel.
12:49Back to you, Corey.
12:50Oh, secret meetings for 12.
12:52The Boston chapter of this paramilitary colonial organization met in Hanover Square, under cover
12:58of darkness, beneath a stately elm.
13:00James?
13:01Who are the Sons of Liberty?
13:02Yes.
13:03Meeting, 1600.
13:05To set the stage for a later meeting, Henry Kissinger feigned illness on a 1971 visit to
13:10Pakistan, then snuck off to this city.
13:13James?
13:13What is Beijing?
13:14Yes, you're back in the lead.
13:15Meetings, 2000.
13:17Marked Secret Reich matter, a single copy remains of the Grimm Protocol outlined at this
13:221942 conference of Nazi leaders.
13:28That was the Wannsee Conference.
13:30James?
13:31On the go, 1600.
13:32The high-speed train known by this three-letter abbreviation operates in France and also connects
13:37it with Belgium and a few other countries.
13:39James?
13:40What's the TGV?
13:41It is.
13:42On the go, 2000.
13:43In Thailand, you can get around on one of these double-talk auto rickshaws, named for
13:48the sound the engine makes.
13:50James?
13:51What's a tuk-tuk?
13:51Good for 2000.
13:53Earth Science, 1600.
13:55Svalerite is the principal ore of this widely used metal employed in galvanizing steel against
14:00corrosion.
14:04The metal is zinc.
14:06Back to James.
14:06Earth Science, 1200.
14:07The heat index combines current temperature and this, water vapor in the air, as a percentage
14:14of its saturation point.
14:15Corey?
14:16What is wind chill?
14:18No.
14:19James or Heidi?
14:21James?
14:22What is dew point?
14:23Also not correct.
14:25Heidi?
14:26What is humidity?
14:27Can you be more specific?
14:28No.
14:31Well, then, we're at an impasse, Heidi.
14:33What is relative humidity?
14:34Back to you, James.
14:3610-letter words, 1200.
14:37Answer.
14:38The final daily double of the game goes to you, James.
14:42You've pulled back into the lead ahead of Heidi.
14:44How much do you want to risk on 10-letter words?
14:499,000.
14:50Big wager.
14:5122,600 will be yours, but you have to name the right 10-letter word.
14:55Here's your clue.
14:57It was named for a French doctor who advocated for as quick and painless a death as possible.
15:03What is guillotine?
15:04Guillotine is the word, yes.
15:069,000 more for you.
15:08The gamble pays off.
15:1110-letter words, 1600.
15:12Not exactly a hat.
15:14This headpiece that's a staple at royal weddings seems to get its name from Latin for to cast
15:19a spell on.
15:20Heidi?
15:21What is a fascinator?
15:22Well done.
15:2310-letter words, 2000.
15:25It's a traditional boat song made famous by Venice's gondoliers.
15:32That's a barker roll.
15:33Heidi?
15:3410-letter words, 800.
15:36Beep, beep.
15:37It's also called the chaparral cock.
15:40Corey?
15:40That's a roadrunner?
15:41Yes.
15:4210-letter words for 400.
15:44The dissemination of information in a biased way.
15:47It's meant to persuade.
15:49Heidi?
15:49What is propaganda?
15:50Yes.
15:51On-the-go, 800.
15:53To the delight of airline passengers, in July 2025, TSA announced you no longer have to
15:59do this when going through security.
16:01Heidi?
16:01What is remove your shoes?
16:03Correct.
16:03On-the-go, 400.
16:05It's one way to get around a desert or off-road.
16:09Corey?
16:09It's a dune buggy.
16:10That's right.
16:11Earth Science, 800.
16:13Climate warming is largely attributed to two gases, carbon dioxide, and this one mainly
16:18produced by human activity.
16:20James?
16:21What is methane?
16:21Yes.
16:23Earth Science, 2000.
16:24These clouds are described as basically fog, just a few thousand feet higher.
16:29Corey?
16:30What are cumulus?
16:31No.
16:32James or Heidi?
16:34Those are stratus clouds.
16:36Two clues left, James.
16:37Earth 400.
16:39Nice and Schist are examples of this class of rock transformed by heat, pressure, or chemical
16:44reactions.
16:45James?
16:46What is metamorphic?
16:46Yes.
16:47Final clue.
16:48Under the ruse of a duck hunt, a 1910 meeting on Georgia's Jekyll Island laid the foundation
16:53for this U.S. banking authority.
16:55James?
16:56What's the Federal Reserve?
16:57Federal Reserve is correct.
16:58You have 24,200, and this game is not out of reach.
17:02Here's the final Jeopardy! category.
17:05Countries of the world will decide this.
17:07You make your wagers.
17:08We will return with the clue right after they do.
17:19We are finishing off the week with countries of the world as a final Jeopardy! category,
17:24and this clue.
17:26Its island province of Annabone lies at 1.4 degrees south latitude.
17:31Its mainland begins at 0.92 degrees north latitude.
17:35You have 30 seconds starting now, players.
17:37Good luck.
17:38Good luck.
18:08First up, our champion.
18:09Corey Aiello, $3,400 to his name at the moment.
18:13What country did you write down, Corey?
18:15What is Singapore?
18:16That is equatorial, but it's not Singapore, I'm afraid.
18:19You wagered $604, leaving you with $2,796.
18:24Heidi Schmeckel was in second place.
18:26Needs to get this right.
18:28What country did you write down, Heidi?
18:30What is equatorial Guinea in Africa?
18:33That's correct.
18:34Straddles the equator, does not actually lie on it.
18:36You're going to add to that.
18:37Did you wager big?
18:38You had to.
18:39You bet everything.
18:40$24,400.
18:41You are now in the lead by just $200.
18:44So we're going to have a big payday today, but to whom?
18:47James Dennison, $24,200.
18:49Did he think of equatorial Guinea?
18:51He got it.
18:53Did he wager over $200?
18:55He sure did.
18:56$11,999.
18:59$36,199 today.
19:01Makes you our final Jeopardy!
19:03Champion of the week, James.
19:04Congratulations.
19:06That concludes your Jeopardy!
19:08Viewing week.
19:08Thanks for watching.
19:10We'll see you back on the Alex Trevec stage on Monday.
19:42You
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